Air France B772 near Zurich on Apr 15th 2013, loss comm
Last Update: April 15, 2013 / 21:29:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-562
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Air France confirmed the aircraft returned to Paris due to a "technical incident". The flight has been postponed to the following day and is estimated to depart Paris as flight AF-562A with a delay of 17.5 hours.
A passenger reported the crew announced that all three radio units on board had failed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-562
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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